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22. My parents had that prayer card on display for years

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 01:04 PM

Nov 2021

My parents had that prayer card on display for years in the window of their standup desk...

...I found another one when I inherited my Dad's pre-Vatican II missal which contained more than a handful of other prayer cards.

I remember walking up the driveway from the kindergarten bus and seeing my mom crying uncontrollably in the doorway. When our dad came home for work a couple of hours later, he explained to my brother and me what happened to President Kennedy.

I've often wondered "What if Oswald had missed; how would history have been different?"

RIP President Kennedy

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JFK prayer card. [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 OP

Thank you. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #1

I was too young to get the Catholic v Christian fractious... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #4

My seven generation family history is bathed in it. 2Gingersnaps Nov 2021 #25

Fifth grade for me. Catholic school - nun-run. calimary Nov 2021 #26

I Was In Kindergarten In Alabama COL Mustard Nov 2021 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #15

A piece of such tragic history. ty electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #2

Thank you for sharing this. gademocrat7 Nov 2021 #3

My grandmothers and mother in Iowa had this very same card. Itchinjim Nov 2021 #5

I bet that's where she got it! Thanks! Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #6

A collector's item today. wnylib Nov 2021 #13

I think you're right. AngryOldDem Nov 2021 #8

Yes, many of my Catholic friends had them too. mountain grammy Nov 2021 #12

Thanks so much. JFK was my No.1 childhood hero. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #7

What is Raccolta? Pre Vatican II? AngryOldDem Nov 2021 #9

It was a book of collected prayers. The citation is probably for the prayer on the card. Ford_Prefect Nov 2021 #30

Certainly a family treasure. TNNurse Nov 2021 #10

Ty for sharing SheltieLover Nov 2021 #11

I have that, too. My aunt gave me a laminated one. halfulglas Nov 2021 #14

The book "A Torch Is Passed" is worth a look. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #16

Whoa! I remember those. In Catholic school then, it was memorable days irisblue Nov 2021 #17

I remember sitting in study hall in the high school cafeteria when the loudspeaker announced it. housecat Nov 2021 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author thomhartmann Nov 2021 #19

Thank you.........n/t Upthevibe Nov 2021 #20

Nice! ananda Nov 2021 #21

My parents had that prayer card on display for years Bluejeans Nov 2021 #22

Very nice, thanks for sharing. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #23

Thank you for posting. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #24

Thank you for sharing this Hekate Nov 2021 #27

The memory Larissa Nov 2021 #29

I have one Historic NY Nov 2021 #31

Chill of the realization we have had a President Assasinated StClone Nov 2021 #32